My Redsea Max NANO Mixed Reef Tank

[C_mo97]

So I am new to the hobby and my tank is about three months old. I will be posting updated progress of coral growth and my tank build in general.

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At the moment I am running everything that came with this AIO except for the filter sock and the ATO. I added my own ATO instead so it could be low profile and hold a lot more water. I also added a refugium where the old ATO is supposed to go. The reason I took off the filter sock is to my tank can have a huge population of pods, which has so far worked out.

Pictures of my refugium and new ATO

For future upgrades to my tank, I have a Neptune Apex controller coming in next week and I am hoping to snag the trident next time they are in stock. Also, I would like to drill holes in the back of my tank and add a sump but, I do not know when I am actually going to do that.

For my livestock I have:
1- Clownfish
1- Mandarin
1- Super Saiyan Zoa
1- Goniopora
1- Green Stylo
1- Laser Lemon Clove Polyp
1- Green Implosion Paly

I used to have an old glory goby as well but after around two months he disappeared. I looked all over for him but came to the conclusion that he probably jumped out the tank and my dog ate him

That is it for my first Tank post let me know what you guys think!!!!

 

[Peace River]

Thanks for sharing and congratulations on the new tank - it looks good! The biggest challenge in having a Mandarin when you're first starting is keeping up with the appropriate food, but it sounds like you have at least a general understanding of pods so you are headed in the right direction. Good luck!

 

[C_mo97]

Thanks for sharing and congratulations on the new tank - it looks good! The biggest challenge in having a Mandarin when you're first starting is keeping up with the appropriate food, but it sounds like you have at least a general understanding of pods so you are headed in the right direction. Good luck!

Thanks for the reply. I have been keeping up with pods and now they are everywhere so I’ll probably just dose them as needed.

 

[C_mo97]

So the newest addition to my tank came in yesterday and I have to say I already love it.

The apex base unit:
I already have the temp and ph probes set up and it is all going smoothly so far. I unfortunately did not buy the Energey Bar with the base unit but I’m sure I’ll find a used one down the road.

This base unit only cost me $250. So I am pretty stoked about that.

 

[C_mo97]

So it has been a while since I updated this thread but, most of my time has gone to my new DIY tank build which I encourage you to go take a look at. The link is in my signature.

Back to this tank, I ran into some trouble with some bubble algae, I am currently using vibrant to take care of it. I also had my first encounter with a Vermited snail which I also took care of with some frag glue.

On to the good news, my clownfish Nemo is growing bigger every day and I also added a new yellow tang to the tank. Before you say the tank is to small if you look at the other build thread I have I am making him a bigger tank as we speak, plus he is a baby right now so he is doing very well.

I also added some corals and the Neptune systems Trident to the mix. I love this thing and if you are looking for one Topshelf Aquatics in Central Florida has about ten last time I checked.

Well, that is my update for this tank. Thanks for reading and check out my DIY Tank Build!!!!!